Good Saturday to all of you from our small corner of the world where warm weather has melted most of our snow and is bringing storms and rain today. And then later in the week? ,Snow again. This kind of weather makes more sense in March, and we are in the first weekend of March, aren't we!
We headed outside to walk this morning before the storms make their way in, the 4th time being able to walk outside. Yay!! Spring is just around the corner. I am walking 35 to 40 minutes every day and so grateful I can. It has taken awhile to build up the steps...which are totaling around an average of 5500 daily now. I'm a bit competitive with myself, but don't wig out if I have a lower steps day. Joel is anxious to get back on his bike. He walks, but much prefers riding.
Has anyone else struggled with not keeping your focus on Ukraine and what is happening to the people there. So tragic, so senseless. The people seem so patriotic, so determined to keep their freedom but they are more than a little outnumbered. Someone said, don't call Putin a madman...........he is smart, calculated and just plain evil.
We headed to church on Sunday and again on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday. Joel and I have gone to a variety of churches over the years, but we do feel that Lutherans are a denomination that knows how to "do Lent". There is something important to both of us to receive communion and ashes in the sign of a cross on our foreheads. Jesus sacrificed it all for us. All.
FedEx came knocking on our door today with a package for me. The last time I was at Mayo my PT called the company my first lymphedema pump came from and told them the issues I was having with it. Between the two of them they were able to work things out with how long I tried it, the need for a better one, etc. and I found out three days ago our insurance would fully cover the costs. It arrived today! They are so efficient and fast at Mayo and the people they work with and we are blessed because of it.
We have been responding to questions that come once a week from a company that takes all your answers to their questions and compiles them into a book at the end of 52 weeks. Storyworth is the company and our oldest and her family gave us this for Christmas. This week's question had us thinking about our time at The Lutheran Bible Institute/Golden Valley Lutheran College. We spent two years on their small campus in Golden Valley MN. It is where Joel and I met, and where we connected with many people who became long time friends. Those two years of studying the Bible taught by professors who were pastors and missionaries, really shaped our lives. More than a few who went there met their spouses there, and went on to finish college and seminary to be ordained pastors. Sadly, the college no longer exists but the memories do!
Speaking of our oldest, Bethany's birthday is today, Happy Birthday Blessings, daughter! Beth arrived 3 1/2 or 4 weeks late and weighed 8, 5 lbs. She had the most beautiful skin....still does. We were so excited but had very little knowledge on how to parent. We learned as we went along and she put up with us! There are so many opportunities now to be prepared......
Speaking of now, and this season of our lives, we watched a movie last night called, "Queen Bees" that we rented on Prime Video. Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Ann Margret, and others make up a great cast. Ellen Burstyn is an amazing actress. The show takes place in a retirement community, and was well written, funny, and enjoyable. Of course there were a couple of scenes that it could have left out, but overall so good!
Speaking of so good, it is time to remember what I am grateful for. Grateful for Ash Wednesday, for a new pump, for walks in the fresh air, for the snow melting, for our daughter and her birthday. We are grateful for a good movie to watch, laughter, tears, phone calls, texts, emails, and face to face connections. We are grateful for rain to nourish the ground, the rabbits, squirrelsl, birds, and deer that visit our yard. Grateful for Joel, family, and friends online and in person. So grateful for these and so much more.....
Enjoy your weekend!
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